Protecting young trees from rabbit damage

摘要

Protecting valuable young trees from rabbit damage can be a time-consuming exercise, but, for trained operators, combining preventa-tive measures with gassing still offers one of the quickest and most efficient means of control. According to Colin Palmer of Rural Services, and author of Weed and pest control in trees and amenity sites (www.ruralservices.info), the physical damage caused by rabbits in the first three years of establishment can be devastating.